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Puffy Painting

September 28, 2018

Squeeze this Puffy Paint

Skills: Finger Strength, Visual Motor

This activity helps in strengthening the finger muscles.

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Yarn Tactile Activity

September 28, 2018

Tactile Bowl

Skills: Cutting, Pincer Grasp (?) The pincer grasp is the coordination of the index finger and thumb to hold an item. Each time you hold a pen or button your shirt, you’re using the pincer grasp. Pincer grasp is a hand grasp that develops around the time a baby is 8-10 months old. This grasp corresponds to the time a baby is beginning to feed themselves finger foods. The pincer grasp is needed in order to grasp a small item, pinch it between the index and thumb and bring it to the mouth., Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling.

This fun and sticky activity is great for the development of the child’s tactile skills. Together with an adult’s help, the child can create a colorful bowl and practice cutting skills and pincer grasp as well.

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September 28, 2018

Running Water

Skills: Finger Strength, Hand Arches/Separation, Intrinsic Muscle Development

Develop and strengthen finger muscles which may contribute to a proper grasp of writing tools.

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September 28, 2018

Leveled Cup

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Forearm Pronation, Motor Planning (?) Motor planning is the ability to assess a motor activity, plan and organize how to carry out that motor activity, and finally implement motor skills to achieve that motor activity. Motor planning leads to the ability to carry out a motor skill automatically after enough practice.

Promote forearm pronation by filling up paper cups using water bottles.

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September 28, 2018

The Battle of the Bottles

Skills: Body Awareness (?) The sense and understanding of the location of the different body parts, as well as how they move., Proprioception (?) Proprioception is how your body knows what position it is in. It is the sense that enables us to know where the different parts of our body are, how they are moving, and how much strength our muscles need to use. Our muscles, joints, and skin all contain sensory receptors that contribute to proprioceptive input., Upper Body Strength

This activity provides heavy work through lifting and carrying. The child receives proprioceptive input which may help in strengthening the upper body and improve body awareness.

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September 28, 2018

Squirt Till it Drops

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Finger Strength, Intrinsic Muscle Development, Pincer Grasp (?) The pincer grasp is the coordination of the index finger and thumb to hold an item. Each time you hold a pen or button your shirt, you’re using the pincer grasp. Pincer grasp is a hand grasp that develops around the time a baby is 8-10 months old. This grasp corresponds to the time a baby is beginning to feed themselves finger foods. The pincer grasp is needed in order to grasp a small item, pinch it between the index and thumb and bring it to the mouth.

This activity should be done outdoors. The squirting motion strengthens the hand muscles and promotes bilateral coordination. When using the squirt bottle to draw shapes or write letters, this activity also develops visual motor skills.

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September 28, 2018

A Slippery Fish

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Pincer Grasp (?) The pincer grasp is the coordination of the index finger and thumb to hold an item. Each time you hold a pen or button your shirt, you’re using the pincer grasp. Pincer grasp is a hand grasp that develops around the time a baby is 8-10 months old. This grasp corresponds to the time a baby is beginning to feed themselves finger foods. The pincer grasp is needed in order to grasp a small item, pinch it between the index and thumb and bring it to the mouth., Sensory Processing, Tripod Grasp

This activity promotes the use of scissors and helps the child imitate movements that are similar to the ones used for cutting. In addition, this activity develops the child’s sensory processing through exposing him/her to the touch of water.

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September 28, 2018

Melting Rainbow

Skills: Crossing Midline (?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Fine Motor Control, Finger Strength, Visual Motor

This activity promotes fine motor control and strengthens the small muscles of the child’s hand.

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September 28, 2018

Rainbow Fish

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Eye-Hand Coordination, Grasp, Visual Motor

The activity promotes visual motor skills and fine motor skills as the child uses scissors and a paint brush (or any other coloring utensils).

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September 28, 2018

Squeeze and Paint

Skills: Finger Strength, Hand Arches/Separation

This activity works on finger motions that are similar to the ones used for cutting.

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